Bill Sponsor
California Assembly Bill 2136
Session 20232024
Controlled substances: analyzing and testing.
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on Sep 27, 2024
First Action
Feb 6, 2024
Latest Action
Sep 27, 2024
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2136
State
California
Session
20232024
Sponsorship by Party
Assembly Votes (4)
Senate Votes (3)
Motion Text
AB 2136 Jones-Sawyer Concurrence in Senate Amendments
Summary
Existing law, the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act, categorizes controlled substances into 5 schedules and places the greatest restrictions on those substances contained in Schedule I. Existing law also defines drug paraphernalia and prohibits, among other things, the manufacture, sale, and possession, as specified, of drug paraphernalia. Existing law excludes from these prohibitions any testing equipment that is designed, marketed, used, or intended to be used to analyze a substance for the presence of fentanyl, ketamine, gamma hydroxybutyric acid, or any analog of fentanyl. This bill would additionally exclude from the definition of drug paraphernalia equipment, any equipment for testing a substance for the presence of contaminants, toxic substances, hazardous compounds, or other adulterants, as specified. The bill would exclude from the criminal liability of possessing drug paraphernalia those individuals obtaining controlled substance checking services and would state that it is lawful to use, possess, or distribute equipment intended for use or designed for use in identifying, or in analyzing the strength, effectiveness, or purity of a controlled substance. The bill would authorize specified entities to provide controlled substance checking services and would define those services as the process of identifying or analyzing a substance to determine its chemical composition. The bill would provide a person engaged in providing or using those services immunity from detention, arrest, criminal prosecution, and civil liability, among other things. The bill would require a controlled substance service provider, as defined, to destroy personally identifiable information from service users and would prohibit them from providing that information to law enforcement, as specified.
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Record Created
Feb 7, 2024 12:16:41 PM
Record Updated
Oct 19, 2024 12:30:26 PM